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Title:

Agreement and Plan of Merger

Entities:

Information Resources Inc; Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher

Date:

2003

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$67

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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

dated as of

September 7, 2003

by and

among

INFORMATION RESOURCES, INC.,

GINGKO CORPORATION

and

GINGKO ACQUISITION CORP.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

		Page
ARTICLE I THE OFFER
Section 1.01.	The Offer	2
Section 1.02.	Company Actions	3
Section 1.03.	Directors of the Company	4
Section 1.04.	Top-Up Option	5
ARTICLE II THE MERGER
Section 2.01.	The Merger	7
Section 2.02.	Closing	7
Section 2.03.	Effective Time	7
Section 2.04.	Effects of the Merger	8
Section 2.05.	Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws	8
Section 2.06.	Directors	8
Section 2.07.	Officers	8
Section 2.08.	Effect on Capital Stock	8
Section 2.09.	Exchange of Certificates	9
Section 2.10.	Options	11
Section 2.11.	Restricted Stock	11
ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB
Section 3.01.	Organization and Qualification	11
Section 3.02.	Authority; Non-Contravention; Approvals	11
Section 3.03.	Interim Operations of Merger Sub	12
Section 3.04.	Capital Resources	12
Section 3.05.	Offer Documents; Proxy Statement	13
Section 3.06.	Interest in the Company	13
Section 3.07.	Brokers and Finders	13
Section 3.08.	Settlement Negotiations	14
ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
Section 4.01.	Organization and Qualification	14
Section 4.02.	Capitalization	14
Section 4.03.	Subsidiaries	17
Section 4.04.	Authority; Non-Contravention; Approvals	17
Section 4.05.	Reports and Financial Statements	19
Section 4.06.	Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities	19
Section 4.07.	Absence of Certain Changes or Events	19
Section 4.08.	Litigation	20
Section 4.09.	Offer Documents; Proxy Statement	20
Section 4.10.	No Violation of Law	20
Section 4.11.	Material Contracts; Compliance With Agreements	21
Section 4.12.	Taxes	22
Section 4.13.	Employee Benefit Plans; ERISA	22
Section 4.14.	Labor Controversies	24

Section 4.15.	Environmental Matters	25
Section 4.16.	Intellectual Property	25
Section 4.17.	Opinion of Financial Advisor	27
Section 4.18.	Brokers and Finders	27
Section 4.19.	Insurance	27
Section 4.20.	Takeover Statutes	27
Section 4.21.	Receivables and Customers	27
ARTICLE V COVENANTS
Section 5.01.	Conduct of Business Pending the Merger	27
Section 5.02.	Restrictions on Parent and the Company	29
Section 5.03.	No Solicitation	30
Section 5.04.	Access to Information; Confidentiality	31
Section 5.05.	Merger Sub	32
Section 5.06.	Employee Benefits	32
Section 5.07.	Proxy Statement	33
Section 5.08.	Company Meeting	34
Section 5.09.	Public Announcements	34
Section 5.10.	Expenses and Fees	34
Section 5.11.	Agreement to Cooperate	35
Section 5.12.	Directors' and Officers' Indemnification	35
Section 5.13.	Section 16 Matters	37
Section 5.14.	Further Assurances	37
Section 5.15.	Notices of Certain Events	37
Section 5.16.	CVR Trust; CVR Agreement	38
ARTICLE VI CONDITIONS TO THE MERGER
Section 6.01.	Conditions to the Obligations to Consummate the Merger	39
ARTICLE VII TERMINATION
Section 7.01.	Termination	39
ARTICLE VIII MISCELLANEOUS
Section 8.01.	Effect of Termination	41
Section 8.02.	Non-Survival of Representations and Warranties	42
Section 8.03.	Notices	42
Section 8.04.	Interpretation	43
Section 8.05.	Miscellaneous	43
Section 8.06.	Counterparts	43
Section 8.07.	Amendments; Extensions	43
Section 8.08.

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